So
Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione Sr. and his son,
former Spin publisher Bob Guccione Jr. are speaking
again. Sort of. Bob Sr.'s mouth and larynx cancer have
reduced his voice to a whisper. The two had a falling
out a decade ago over Spin magazine's future. That
fallout was actually the inspiration yours truly had to
start publishing porn back in 1992...
Note
to self: Stop smoking.
My
friend Dan knew Bob Jr., and thinking of Bob Jr. and Bob
Sr.'s relationship, I wondered what kind of magazine they
would publish if they ever started speaking again. Penthouse
+ Spin = X, the nationally distributed
predecessor of Exotic, with the theme of "sex,
drugs and rock-n-roll for the next generation." Many others
have also tried and failed with a similar theme since
then: Rage, New Rave, Dirty. But
the concept of X lives on through Exotic on
a regional level, and we try to keep the original theme
alive by producing sexy images with intelligent, irreverent
writing.
Note
to self: Try harder.
Speaking
of porn magnates... As reported by the New York Times
last month, three of the largest pornographers in the
$10 billion annual adult market are General Motors Corporation--the
world's largest company; EchoStar Communications Corporation
whose chief financial backers include chairman of the
News Corporation Rupert Murdoch; and AT&T Corporation--the
nation's biggest communications company.
Note
to self: Renew New York Times subscription.
GMC,
News Corporation and AT&T--All three of these well-known,
all-American, blue chip companies make more money off
pay-per-view smut than Larry Flynt's Hustler empire and
Playboy enterprises magazine, cable and internet businesses
combined. God bless America!
Note
to self: Get home early tonight to watch Virgin
Sluts #9 on AT&T's the Hot Network.
Note
to self: Buy AT&T at 74.
The
mainstream-pornographer list includes many others such
as Time Warner, Marriott International and Hilton.
Note
to self: Reserve Vegas room for CES.
None
of the hypocritical pussy motherfuckers--er, corporate
leaders of these huge mainstream companies are willing
to publicly speak or even admit except in the vaguest
of euphemisms in their annual corporate reports about
their sex businesses.
Note
to self: Use "euphemism" more often.
Maybe
now that Bob Jr. and Sr. are speaking again, they'll collaborate
on something old, something new, something borrowed, something
blue...
Note
to self: $10 billion? Have Dan call Bob Jr. and see
what's up.
Note
to self: Vote no on ballot measure 87...
by Frank Faillace' [fuh-lah-chay]
Email: ffaillace@webtv.net
